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1、教案2012～2013学年第1学期系(中心)外语系教研室英语专业课程名称英语精读（三）主讲教师大学学院教务处制讲授章节Unit8TEXTATHEMANINASBESTOS(一)授课时数2periods教学目的：GraspthethemeofthetextAnalysisthetext(mainidea,structure)Learnmoreabouttheliterarygenrecalled“literarydystopia”教学容（讲授提纲）I.lead-inquestions:Whatisasbestos?Asbestosisakindofmaterialhighlyr
2、esistanttowatery,electricalinsulationandheatinsulation,fireinsulationandheatpreservationWhatdoestheauthorwanttodo?Whatfor?Whathashappenedinthisworldofthefuture?Howdidallthesechangescomeaboutaccordingtothemaninasbestos?Discussion:1)Whatkindofafuturedoyouthinkisinstoreforus?Areyouoptimisticor
3、pessimistic?2)Theauthorseemstothinkthatalifewithouthardwork,deathandhunger,worriesandanxieties,isnotonlyimpossible,butalsoundesirable.Doyouagree?3)Wouldyouenjoytheworldoffuturedescribedinthetext?Why/Whynot?Givetwoorthreereasons.II.Abouttheauthorandthestory:Author:TheManinAsbestosisanallegor
4、yofthefuturewrittenbyStephenButlerLeacock(1869-1944),theCanadianauthor,whowilllongberememberedforhisbest-sellingbookSunshineSketchesofaLittleTown(1912)aswellasthenumerousawardsandhonourshereceivedduringhisillustriouslifetimeasauthor,professor,lecturerandhumourist.Story:Inthisfuturiststory,t
5、hereareobservationsofhumannaturewhichareasrefreshingtodayaswhentheywerewrittenin1911.Leacockdescribesaworldwheretheinhabitantsarecladinlong-wearingsuitsofasbestos;wheredeathhasbeeneliminated,althoughapersoncanbebroken;andwhereonlyavestigialmemoryofWorkremains,anythingrequiringeffortwasaccom
6、plishedcenturiesago-inshort,aperfectworlditis.Theoriginalendingofthestory:withthehumofthewicked,busyoldworldallaboutme,andloudinmyearsthevoiceoftheindignantmanacrossthecorridor."Quityourblatting,youinfernalblatherskite,"hewascalling."Comedowntoearth."Icame.Askstudentstoretellthestory,accord
7、ingtothefollowingkeywords:sleep,astrangeman,deathandfood,cityandnature,wordandcars,communication,wakeup.Ⅲ.Understandingofthetext1.Themainideaandstyle.Suchmomentous(big)problemsashunger,war,disease,naturaldisastersandinequalityarewhatgiveslifeinterest,ful
